The Legal Regime of Fisheries in the Caribbean Region

ISBN-13: 9783540126980 / Angielski / Miękka / 1983 / 204 str.

W. R. Edeson; J. -F Pulvenis

Opis

This book has its genesis in materials collected in the Hestern Central Atlantic region in preparation for a regional seminar on the Changing Law of the Sea and its Implications for Fisheries in the Hestern Atlantic. The Seminar, which was organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN and funded by the Norwegian government, was held in Havana, Cuba, 1980. Most of the materials were gathered by the authors as a result of direct contact with the fisheries authorities of the region, and supplemented where possible by information obtained from public sources for the remaining countries not visited. Twenty seven countries in the region were visited, and the authors were able to obtain materials much of which is not readily accessible except in the individual countries. In writing this book, the authors have become indebted to many people for their advice and assistance. He wish to thank in particular the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations for permitting use to be made of papers submitted to the Havana seminar, and to the following members of that Organisation: L.

Spis treści

I: Introduction.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Region Defined.- 3. Regional Organisations.- 3.1. Wecafc.- 3.2. Iccat.- 3.3. Oldepesca.- 3.4. The Lesser Antilles.- 3.5. Others.- 4. The Fisheries Resources of the Region.- 4.1. Industrial Fisheries.- 4.2. Artisanal Fishing.- 4.3. Potential for Increased Catch.- II: The International law Background.- 1. The Santo Domingo Declaration.- 2. National Jurisdiction.- 3. The Montego Bay Convention.- 3.1. The Rights and Duties of States in the Economic Zone.- 3.2. Conservation, Management and Utilisation of the Living Resources.- 3.3. Conditions of Access.- 3.4. Criteria for Granting Access.- 3.5. Scientific Information.- 3.6. Standards.- 3.7. Regional Co-operation.- 3.8. Specific Fishing Regimes.- 3.9. Enforcement.- 3.10. High Seas Fisheries.- 3.11. Settlement of Disputes.- 4. The Montego Bay Convention and State Practice.- 4.1 The Fisheries Provisions and Customary International Law.- 4.2 Variations between State Practice and the Montego Bay Convention.- III: National Legislation Relating to Fisheries.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Conservation and Management Objectives.- 2.1. Evaluation of the living resources.- 2.2. Control of Fishing Effort.- 2.3. Control of the Quality of the Catch.- 2.4. Measures for Environmental Protection.- 3. Control of Access.- 3.1. Classification of fishing activities.- 3.2. Granting of Licences and Permits.- 3.2.1. Provision of Information and Documents.- 3.2.2. Fees.- 3.2.3. Deposits.- 3.2.4. Registration.- 3.3. Conditions Attached to Licences and Permits.- 3.3.1. Duration of the Licence or Permit.- 3.3.2. Landing of the Catch and Supplying the Local Market.- 3.4. Access of Foreign Fishermen.- 3.5. Other Problems of Foreign Access.- 4. Enforcement.- 4.1. Authorised Officers.- 4.2. Responsibility for Offences.- 4.3. Penalties.- IV: Bilateral and Joint Venture Fisheries Agreements.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Bilateral Fisheries Agreements.- 2.1. Types of Bilateral Fisheries Agreements in the Region.- 2.2. General Aims of Agreements.- 2.3. Management and Conservation Measures.- 2.3.1. Research and Planning.- 2.3.2. Information Regarding Vessel Characteristics.- 2.3.3. Delimitation of Areas of Fishing.- 2.3.4. Conditions Relating to Vessels and Catch.- 2.3.5. Procedures for Granting Access.- 2.3.6. Regulation of Small Scale or Artisanal Fishing.- 2.3.7. By-catch.- 2.3.8. Landing.- 2.3.9. Recreational Fishing.- 2.3.10. Dangerous Fishing Methods.- 2.4. Preservation of the Marine Environment.- 2.5. Information Regarding Catches.- 2.6. Surveillance and Enforcement.- 2.7. Institutional Arrangements.- 2.8. Other Commitments.- 3. Joint Ventures Agreements in Fisheries.- 3.1. Types of Joint Ventures.- 3.2. Joint Ventures in the Region.- 3.3. Agreements Establishing Joint Ventures.- 3.4. Prospects for Joint Ventures.- 3.5. Regional and Sub Regional Prosp. ects for Joint Ventures in Fisheries.- V: Fisheries Administration.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Formulation of Fisheries Policy.- 2.1. The Administrative Structure.- 2.2. Planning and Development of Fisheries.- 2.3. Evaluation of Resources.- 3. Implementation of Fisheries Policy.- 3.1. Financing.- 3.2. State Intervention in Fishing and Other Related Activities.- 3.3. Training.- 3.4. Control.- VI: Conclusions.- Tables:.- Table 1: National Limits Relating to Territorial Seas, Exclusive Fishing Zones, and Exclusive Economic Zones.- Table 2: Conservation Measures.- Table 3: Legislative Requirements Regarding the Provision of Information and Documents.- Table 4: Licence Fees.- Table 5: Deposits.- Table 6: Conditions Attached to Licences.- Table 7: Duration of Licences.- Table 8: Nationality Criteria.- Table 9: Penalties for Illegal Foreign Fishing in Zones of Extended Jurisdiction.